Starting with the positive:
Breakfast.
Holy SMOKES. As I texted Gretchen this morning, I am now in love with Shakeology. Yesterday was good, but not overwhelming. This morning's recipe:
1 cup vanilla almond milk
1 tbsp almond butter
1 tsp honey
1 scoop chocolate Shakeology
~10 ice cubes
YUM!!!
So many of the recipes provided with the shake mix are "mix with water" ... and I'm skeptical that a water-mix is a sufficient meal replacement shake. Who knows, I could be wrong. But anyway... I love the recipe from today, and will be experimenting going forward. More to come!
Lunch.
The penultimate frozen delight was my lunch. In an effort to stave off the hungries that typically occur an hour later, I had a hard boiled egg after I finished lunch. Doing pretty OK so far.
ALSO. I am tracking food intake on MyFitnessPal. I need to get the app reinstalled on my retarded phone, but for now I'm using the web app, and am doing pretty ok. I went "over" by about 300cal yesterday, for a total of ~1500 calories for the day.
Now for the not-so-great:
Yesterday .... no exercise time, no before pictures. Oh, and I still need a damn clothing tape measure for before measurements. But wait ... no truck. May get out on the bike when work "ends" today, or have the boyfriend go with me after he gets home.
Frickin work is ruining my schedule. Eating at my desk, working through what should be my lunch break. Just a couple more days and these deadlines should be satisfied. *sigh* I hate being behind the ball, already.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Mid-day, day 1
Breakfast went swimmingly, kept me full-feeling for quite a while! Frozen delight lunch, while delicious, has me hungry-feeling 90min later. This is not ok. Time to find a non-ridiculous snack.
Week 1, day 1. AKA "Monday"
Well good morning friends! It's time to begin this journey properly. I am starting today with my very first Shakeology shake. I even used the blender!! I am terrible at blending things - not sure why. Perhaps it's a poor order of operations, or complete lack of any sort of instruction haha. So many delicious recipes were provided with the Shakeology mix, I HAD to try one!
I wasn't able to get out this weekend and pick up any of the extras I had planned to get, due to vehicular issues, so I winged it (in true Cass fashion). One cup of milk (2% cow milk), probably about 1/3 cup frozen strawberries (with a couple pieces of peach or mango that were frozen together), one scoop chocolate Shakeology, and about 5 ice cubes. Add some blending mojo, and BAM! A shake! Triumph number one! Now the taste test. Not too shabby ... different than previous chocolate shake mixes I've had, but then again, the composition is completely different. Added a couple more strawberry chunks, blended a touch more, then considered it a success.
Plans for the rest of today - "before" pics and some sort of exercise on lunch (about 30 minutes of something, likely Jillian Michaels today). Lunch will most likely be a "frozen delight" - Lean Cuisine type of deal. I have three left in the freezer, and don't think I'll be buying more for the duration. I'm wanting to monitor my carb intake, outside of shakes / workout supporting foods, and so many of the frozen delights are pasta-based. Yes, they're lower calories, but calories aren't everything. I'm still working out the details of my nutrition plan. I do need to go to the grocery store today, and am planning to get a turkey breast to roast in the oven and have it for lunch over a few days. Dinners will be shifting back to Spaghetti Squash Bake - very filling, very flavorful, and lots of veggies!
More to come .... (well hopefully less of me, but you know what I mean)
I wasn't able to get out this weekend and pick up any of the extras I had planned to get, due to vehicular issues, so I winged it (in true Cass fashion). One cup of milk (2% cow milk), probably about 1/3 cup frozen strawberries (with a couple pieces of peach or mango that were frozen together), one scoop chocolate Shakeology, and about 5 ice cubes. Add some blending mojo, and BAM! A shake! Triumph number one! Now the taste test. Not too shabby ... different than previous chocolate shake mixes I've had, but then again, the composition is completely different. Added a couple more strawberry chunks, blended a touch more, then considered it a success.
Plans for the rest of today - "before" pics and some sort of exercise on lunch (about 30 minutes of something, likely Jillian Michaels today). Lunch will most likely be a "frozen delight" - Lean Cuisine type of deal. I have three left in the freezer, and don't think I'll be buying more for the duration. I'm wanting to monitor my carb intake, outside of shakes / workout supporting foods, and so many of the frozen delights are pasta-based. Yes, they're lower calories, but calories aren't everything. I'm still working out the details of my nutrition plan. I do need to go to the grocery store today, and am planning to get a turkey breast to roast in the oven and have it for lunch over a few days. Dinners will be shifting back to Spaghetti Squash Bake - very filling, very flavorful, and lots of veggies!
More to come .... (well hopefully less of me, but you know what I mean)
Friday, February 24, 2012
Time to get started
Yet another blog in the internet-universe. Why? Accountability, tracking. For what purpose? It's time to start working on me. I am physically out of shape (insert "round is a shape" joke here). I've reached the point where I can't deal with it anymore.
The goal is to use this blog to keep track of progress, perhaps workouts too. I'm not sure yet if the gory details will be tracked here - this may be more of a fitness diary. I'm sure we'll have some of my diet-changes here too.
This is all starting thanks to my friends. I have a few friends that are on their own individual paths to better health, with their own individual reasons. Some are using "program" materials such as Shakeology or Body by Vi, some are making up their own diet plans (after research, and personal trial and error), and of course all are including at least one activity component.
*ahem Gretchen Jilly Angelina Andrasta Joe*
I personally am starting with Shakeology, and am armed with Jillian Michaels DVDs for workouts at home. I also do have a mountain bike, and will be incorporating MTB rides as weather (and my stupid arm) allows. Beyond THAT, I just purchased a month of unlimited yoga sessions, that will likely be initiated next week.
I'm tired of saying "tomorrow". I realize the irony of delaying my start until Monday, however Mondays are better for changes, as opposed to trying to start something healthy on the weekend when I'm so accustomed to being a bum and more loosey-goosey.
The goal is to use this blog to keep track of progress, perhaps workouts too. I'm not sure yet if the gory details will be tracked here - this may be more of a fitness diary. I'm sure we'll have some of my diet-changes here too.
This is all starting thanks to my friends. I have a few friends that are on their own individual paths to better health, with their own individual reasons. Some are using "program" materials such as Shakeology or Body by Vi, some are making up their own diet plans (after research, and personal trial and error), and of course all are including at least one activity component.
*ahem Gretchen Jilly Angelina Andrasta Joe*
I personally am starting with Shakeology, and am armed with Jillian Michaels DVDs for workouts at home. I also do have a mountain bike, and will be incorporating MTB rides as weather (and my stupid arm) allows. Beyond THAT, I just purchased a month of unlimited yoga sessions, that will likely be initiated next week.
I'm tired of saying "tomorrow". I realize the irony of delaying my start until Monday, however Mondays are better for changes, as opposed to trying to start something healthy on the weekend when I'm so accustomed to being a bum and more loosey-goosey.
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